Police Chief Wayne Torpy, center, and Deputy Police Chief Kevin Purtymun accept on behalf of the Los Alamos Police Department the Department of Defense recognition as a “Patriotic Employer” award presented by County Councilor Michael Wismer at tonight’s County Council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
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Council Unanimously Approves Annual County Assessor Property Valuation and Maintenance Plan
Los Alamos County Assessor JoAnn Johnson and Chief Deputy Assessor Joaquin Valdez presented the department’s annual Property Valuation and Maintenance Plan to councilors at tonight’s county council meeting currently underway in Council Chambers. Council unanimously approved the plan. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
County Council Passes Substitute Motion Supporting State’s Plan Regarding San Juan Power Generation Plant
Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith presented information to the Los Alamos County Council a few moments ago. Council heard public comment before passing a substitute motion supporting the state’s implementation plan asking EPA for a stay of inforcement regarding the San Juan Power Generation Plant. Check back for more details on tonight’s county council meeting taking place now in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
County Animal Shelter Offers 2 for 1 Cat Deal
Allie the cat is up for adoption at the local animal shelter. Courtesy Photo
County Animal Shelter News:
All cats are on sale – “two for the price of one” – at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, so if you can’t make up your mind, don’t worry, take them both home.
Most cats love having a playmate.
This week’s featured pet is a short-haired feline named Allie whose primary color is calico.
Allie, 10, is house-trained, declawed, spayed and up-to date with all her routine shots.
She was given up for adoption when her owner left for college.
Allie seems especially partial to women and older, gentle children, Read More
Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14!
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News
Bound Under the Influence: Book Arts by Suzanne Vilmain
Including: BOOKS, EDITIONS, LETTERPRESS, WORKS on PAPER & SOUVENIRS
40 years of making & collecting books
Mesa Public Library Art Gallery
April 2 through 30
Public Reception
Saturday, April 7 2:00-4:00 PM
Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here. Courtesy Photo
Suzanne Vilmain has devoted much of her life to words, first as an English teacher and always as an artist who uses words and text both as the symbols they are and as design elements. In Vilmain’s words:
“I’ve been under the influence Read More
Progress Rolls Forward at White Rock Visitor Center
County News:
A compactor is working on the roadway between the Canada del Buey culvert bridge and N.M. 4. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
There has been much progress in the White Rock Victor Center site work and most of the underground utilities are almost complete.
Other site work that is on-going includes: placement of drainage drop inlets, corrugated metal piping in Canada for new driveway and on the RV parking areas.
Placement of masonry block for a dumpster enclosure and cistern tank is scheduled to be completed by the end of this week.
A site retaining wall on the North West corner
DOD Selects Los Alamos Police Department for Recognition as a ‘Patriotic Employer’
DOD’s Freedom Award
County News:
The Los Alamos Police Department has been selected by the Department of Defense as a “Patriotic Employer.”
The chair of the local Employer Support for the Guard & Reserve will present the award to the local police during Tuesday’s County Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
ESGR is a Department of Defense sponsored program to help guard and reserve members and to honor employers who do the same.
ESGR received 3,236 nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
The Freedom Award is the Department Read More
Steel Starts Going up Monday on Muni Complex
Courtesy Photo
County News:
Residents and commuters can now see a large crane being constructed on the Municipal Complex building site.
The crane is being used to set the steel beams into place when framing of the building begins Monday.
Work is proceeding to pour the concrete slab foundation; the foundation clearly visible from Central Avenue is the location of the new Council Chambers.
Crews from the Jaynes Corporation and their subcontractors will continue to pour the foundation concurrently with erecting the steel, and will be placing steel for all three stories of the building in as many Read More
Budget Hearings Won’t Include Individual CIP Projects
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY News
At Tuesday night’s County Council meeting, County Administrator Harry Burgess recommended to the Council that, rather than debate the merits of every CIP project seeking funds for design/construction during budget hearings in April, they instead hold a Special CIP meeting May 15.
Their discussions during budget hearings would stay very high level (for example, discussing how many dollars they wish to put toward all capital projects, but, not specifically attaching dollars to any one particular project), and then they would evaluate
37th St. Play Lot Renovations Coming Soon
County News:
Los Alamos County Parks Manager Dick McIntyre recently held a meeting with local neighborhood residents at the 37th Street Play Lot near Villa Street.
The Play Lot is slated for renovations this Spring.
The following renovations will occur based on community feedback:
- remove the sand safety zone material in the designated play areas and replace with engineered wood fiber, bringing the safety/fall zone into compliance
- add a merry-go-around with fall/safety zone material and borders (similar to the one at Community Park or North Mesa Park)